Batman Day Celebrates The Dark Knight With Free Comics and Big Sales

Batman Day will take place on September 15.

DC Entertainment is celebrating the upcoming fifth annual Batman Day in a big way.

As detailed on DC Comics' website, Batman Day will take place on September 15 this year. Thousands of participating retailers worldwide, including Barnes & Noble, Indigo, Books-A-Million and more, will feature Batman-themed events.

Participating stores will be offering a free copy of Batman: White Knight's first chapter, which will include a preview of the upcoming DC Black Label comic Batman: Damned. Meanwhile, "younger fans" can pick up a free copy of the first chapter of Batman: A Lot of Li'l Gotham.

Additionally, a Batman Day digital sale will take place from September 11-17. Batman eBooks will be on sale for $5-6 USD on iTunes, ReadDC.com, comiXology.com, Google Play, Amazon Kindle, and Barnes & Noble Nook.

DC also announced its plans to honor Batman's 80th anniversary in 2019. Details for the year-long celebration will be revealed in the next few months.